William downey



W. DOWNBY AWNING.

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WILLIAM DOWNEY, OF NEW' YORK, N. Y.

AWNING.

SPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 322,266, dated `July 14, 1885.

Application filed April 8, 1885.

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Be it known that I, VILLIAM Downnv, of New York, city, New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Awnings, of which the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to improve, simplify, and cheapen the construction of that class of awnings which provide for ventilation. Heretoiore awnings have either been closed at the top, so as not to admit of ventilation, or, when open, overhung by a separate and immovable hood or baby awning,77 separately attached to the window-casing above the said awning. The latter construction is complicated, and objectionable in many respects. By my improvement a hood or supplemental awn ing is connected with the main awning in a manner to provide space for ventilation. The attachment to the window-casing is as simple as in the ordinary non-Ventilating awning. The main awning is arranged to fold under the supplemental awning, and the latter is constructed to fold down over the former, so as to reduce to a minimum the obstruction to Further, the upper edge of the front covering of the main awning and the lower front edge of the supplemental awning, bounding the space for ventilation, are kept taut, and the side coverings of the awning constructed to be unbroken.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, Figure l represents a front elevation of an awning embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same, a part thereof being shown in section. Fig. 3 is a front elevation representing the awning in its elevated and folded position. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 represents a vertical cross-section of Fig. l.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the guiding-rods secured to the windowcasing, on which the sleeves Bof the awning-frame G slide up and down. The awning is secured to said frame in the usual manner, and is suspended by means of hooks a and eyes b, or by any other approved means, from the top of the window-casing. The saidy awning is elevated by means of rope or cord D, passing over pulleys vE, and is held taut, when down, by means of cord F and button G, in the usual well-known manner. The two side pieces or coverings of the awning are preferably formed each in one piece, and of the shape illustrated in Fig. 5. Each side piece may be considered as consisting of two parts or sections, II and I, the part H forming the side piece to the main awning, and the part I the side piece to the hood or supplemental awning, the horizontal dividing-line between said parts being considered to be where the part I extends outward beyond the upper portion of part H. At this line is located and fastened the 4frame K of the supplemental awning, the side bars of whichconsist each of two parts hinged together at L, at about the point where the hood commences to extend outward over the main awning. The front covering, M, of the hood is provided at its upper edge with means for suspending it from the window-casing, as before described, and is secured at its lower edge to the frame K. As the side bars of said frame are hinged together at L, the front bar isfree to move downward under theraction of gravity, and thus acts to maintain the front covering of the hood in a taut condition. The rear part, K', of the side bar of the frame K passes within the window-casing, and acts in connection with the same to keep the hoodin proper position. The Afront covering, N, of the main awning terminates at P, leaving an open space between it and the lower edge of the hood or.

.supplemental awning for the exit of the heated air from the room, as indicated by the arrowsq in Figs. l, 2, and 5. The said covering N is prevented from sagging by cords R, secured at one end to the upper edge thereof, and at the other to the upper edge of the hood, or ,to the eyes by which the same is suspended from the casing, as shown in Fig. l. The main and supplemental awnings may be considered as separate parts united to each other integrally, or by being sewed together or fastened to each other in any other manner. As shown, the supplemental awning is suspended from' the window-casing, and the main awning suspended from the former, the two parts being integrally connected by side pieces common to both.

When the main awningv is raised, it folds up u ndcr the supplemental awning, elevating the inner end of the frame of the latter, and cansing said frame to lie ilat on the folded main awning, as clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4, thus roo effecting at one operation the folding of both parts of the awning and reducing to a minimum the obstruction to light.

I am aware that it is old to provide a stationary hood in connection with an awning separately attached to the Window-casing and entirely independent of the hood-for the purpose of Ventilation; but such construction differs in many essential respects from my invcntion7 and to it I lay no claim.

By means of my invention a simple, strong, and cheap awning is provided which is as easily applied and removed as the ordinary awning, affords ample ventilation, folds up in all its parts, and presents as little obstruction Y' to light as possible.

What I claim as my invention isl. An awning consisting of a hood or supplemental part adapted to be suspended from the window-casing, and a main part connected to said supplemental part by side pieces common to both, the former extending outward over the latter, so as to provide ventilation and allow the main part to be folded up under the supplemental part, substantially as described.

2. An awning consisting of an overhanging hood or supplemental part provided with means for suspension, and with a stiifeningframe unattached to the Window-casing, and a main part connected to said supplemental part, the frame of the latter being connected With the guide-rods7 for the purpose of ventilation and of permitting the main part to be folded under the hood and the latter over the former, so as to reduce the obstruction to light to a minimum, substantially as described.

3. In an awning, the overhanging hood or supplemental part connected with the main part and provided with a frame, the side bars of' which consist of tWo pieces pivoted to each other, for the purpose of keeping the covering of said hood taut, substantially as described.

4. An awning consisting of a main part and a hood or supplemental part, in combination with cords connected with the front covering of the main part and with the said hood, for preventing the front covering from sagging, substantially as described.

"WILLIAM DOVN EY.

WVitnesses:

ROBERT OBYRNE, (l1-ms. M. HIGGINS. 

